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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2013
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Nagendra K. Gurram, Bangalore, IN;
Ajay Y. Pandey, Chennai, IN;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/2007 (2013.01); G06F 11/2025 (2013.01); G06F 11/2028 (2013.01); G06F 11/2041 (2013.01); G06F 11/2046 (2013.01);
Abstract
Failover process for switching from a 'failing' blade server to a 'replacing' blade server. This process includes the following steps: (i) booting a replacing blade server to a set of operating system(s) including a first operating system; and (ii) subsequent to the booting of the replacing blade server, sending command data to the replacing blade server. The command data includes a command for the replacing blade server to configure itself to replace the failing blade server.